History of Spine Osteotomy
Fig. 1.1 Transpedicular decancellization and closure of wedge Purpose of this chapter is to summarize, and history review the common spinal osteotomy techniques utilized in complex spine deformity by details…
NEUROSURGERY
Posterior Vertebral Column Decancellation (VCD) for Severe Rapid Spinal Deformities
Fig. 10.1 Diagrams of VCR. (a) Pedicle screws were inserted before the osteotomy was performed; (b) A temporary rod was placed to bridge the anterior resection before beginning the posterior…
Indications for Spinal Osteotomy
Fig. 4.1 (a, b) PSO grade 3: closing wedge within body. (c) PSO grade 4 closing/opening body and disc Spinal osteotomy can be undertaken in pediatric and adult patients who…
Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation
Fig. 2.1 The Lenke classification system for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis 2.3.2 Sagittal Plane Analysis Pure coronal deformities in adults are rare necessitating the need to evaluate pathological sagittal curvatures [47]….
Preoperative and Postoperative Care Including Use of Halo-Gravity Traction
Fig. 17.1 The role of Halo-gravity traction primarily in treating severe pediatric spinal deformity The halo ring is placed using 6–8 pins, pins are spaced around the skull; our institutional…
Outcomes of Treatment of Severe Spinal Deformity Using Spinal Osteotomy
Fig. 16.1 Dramatic curve correction achieved by using two-level PSO following bilateral total hip replacements (Chen et al. [5], published with permission) Bridwell performed lumbar PSO for the treatment of…
Revision Surgery Following Spinal Osteotomy
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015Yan Wang, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei and Lawrence Lenke (eds.)Spinal Osteotomy10.1007/978-94-017-8038-4_20 20. Revision Surgery Following Spinal Osteotomy Greg Anderson1 and Alex Johnson1 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University,…
Functional Evaluation of Spinal Osteotomy
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015Yan Wang, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei and Lawrence Lenke (eds.)Spinal Osteotomy10.1007/978-94-017-8038-4_18 18. Functional Evaluation of Spinal Osteotomy Calvin C. Kuo1, Leah Y. Carreon1 and Steven D. Glassman1 (1) Norton Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, KY, USA Steven D. Glassman Email:…
How to Determine the Levels of Osteotomy?
Fig. 3.1 A 12-year-old girl with severe kyphoscoliosis. Vertebral column resection was performed at the apex of kyphosis 3.2 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy Since first being described by Thomasen in 1985,…
Anesthesia for Spine Osteotomy Surgery
4. Kim KT, Park KJ, Lee JH. Osteotomy of the spine to correct the spinal deformity. Asian Spine J. 2009;3(2):113–23.PubMedCentralPubMed 5. Jenkins JG, Bohn D, Edmonds JF, Levison H, Barker…
